Mail-box.



' A. B. WISER.

MAIL BOX. APPLICATION FILED FEB.21, 1913.

Patented Mar. 23, 1915.

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' ARTHUR B. WISER, or ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE UNIoN METAL MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, or CANTON, OHIO, A CORPORATION or onro;

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To all cvhom it may concern Be 1t known that I, ARTHUR B. WISER, a

citizen of the United States, residing .at

Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in mail boxes more'specifically designed for street boxes designed to be supported upon suitable supports or'columns." i The objects of the present invention are,

first, to provide a mail box that can be easily attached to its support, second, to provide means for quickly'and easily removing the contents of the box from time to'time, third,

to provide means for guiding mail matter and extending the guides so that said'matter can be'delivered into suitable receptacles designed to receive such matteras it is gathered from the various boxes, and fourth, to so arrange the various parts that they will occupy little space and not interfere with the depositing of mail matter. I

These objects, together with other objects readily apparent to those skilled in the art,

' I attain by the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings, although my invention may be embodied in a variety of other mechanical forms, the constructlon I illustrated being chosen by Way of example.

i In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is a front view of the mail box,showing the door closed and the mail receiving or dropping plate 1n 1ts normal or closed posltlon. Fig. 21s a vertical sectlon showing the box i closed'position. Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing the lower section or portion of the box in an open position, the parts being in position to permit the removal of mail matter. Fig. 4 is a vertical section showing the top and intermediate sections closed and the door partially closed, also showing the box open for the reception of mai Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing "1 represents the main body or shell of the mail box which is preferably formed of sheet metal Specification of Letters Patent.

and of any desired size. This main body or shell is preferably rectangular in shape, and

is intended to be supported at the proper r Patented Mar. 23, 1915. Application filed February 21', 1913. Serial No. 749,3 g

the mail box proper but as illustrated the fixed or permanent body of the mail boxis connected to'the capital '2, which capital is connected or formedintegral with the column3. 1? w To the top or upper portion of the box and within the box is connected the back 7 plate 4 and the side plates 5. To the bottom of the backplate 4: is hinged the top section thebottom of the-middle section 7 when.

adapted to fit or lie closely against the inner 6 and. to the bottom of the top section is hinged the intermediate ormid-dlesecti on 7,

I closed-is designedto lie upon the bottom of the box 1 and the back of the top sectio'n top and middle sections 6 and 7 are closed or in; the positions illustrated in Fig. 2. the mail matter as it is dropped in the box will accumulate and be supported, uponthe bottomof the middle or intermediate-section 7,

said sections being in such a 'position'when closed that they will not occupy any considerable space in the box, thereby allowing the same quantity of mail matter to bedepos'ited as if the sections 6 and 7 were not present. To the'lower front portion of the box 1 is hinged-the door 8, to which door are attached or formed integral therewith,the'si de members 9, which side members are provided with the curved slots 10, and the sides of the intermediate sections provided'with pins or studs 11, which pins or studs are for the purpose of engaging thev top or upper ends ofthe curved slots 10, thereby limiting the outward anddownward movementof the door 8"and atthe same time'holding said door in a suitable position to allow the mail matter to be movedfor conveyed along and upon the inner face of the door '8, which in-- ner face constitutes the top surface when the door8 is in the position shown in Fig.3.

For the purpose offsecurely connecting the box proper to the support or column,

the screws 12 or their equivalents are provided, and in order that the screws 12 or their equivalents may be placed in position to properly connect the box the bottom of the intermediate section 7 is provided with a number of apertures 13, the number of apertures corresponding with the number of screws designed to be used in connecting the box. The apertures 13 are so formed and located that they will register with the openings in the bottom of the box thereby providing access to place said screws in position when the top section 6 and the intermediate or middle section 7 are placed in normal or closed positions but before the door 8 has been fully closed.

It will be understood that when the door 8 is turned upon its hinges 1 1 it will move outward independent of the sections 7 and 6 until the pins 11 come in contact with the inner ends of the curved slots 10, at which time the middle section '4' will be moved with the door, thereby causing the upper section 6 to be moved into the position illustrated in Fig. 3 by reason of the hinged connection between the back of the upper section 6 and the bottom of the intermediate or middle section 7 thus placing the top section 6 into a tilted or inclined position, which tilted or inclined position allows the mail matter to fall by gravity or be withdrawn through the middle section 7 and on to the door 8, thereby bringing said mail matter into such a position that it can be easily and safely removed.

For the purpose of providing means for opening and closing the door 8 the handle or pull knob 15 should be provided which may be of the form shown in Fig. 1 or it may be of any other desiredform.

It will be understood that the door 8 should be provided with a suitable lock of any well known construction, which lock within itself forms no particular part of the present invention, and hence is not illustrated.

The extreme top portion of the mail box proper may be of the usual construction and should be provided with the ordinary pivoted mail receiving and dropping plate 16, which is pivoted in the usual manner and provided with the pull knob or handle 17.

The various devices commonly used in mail boxes for placing the mail by various depositors in the box does not form any specific part of the present invention and hence no detailed description is deemed necessary, but the same have been shown conventionally for the purpose of constituting a complete letter box.

It will be understood that when the mail receiving sections 6 and 7 and the door 8 4 are in their open position no obstruction will be offered for the proper removal of mail matter from the box. By arranging the sections as shown and pivoting them together they will be brought into position when the door 8 is open to form an incline or chute'for the outward movement of the mail matter.

Having fully described my invention what 1 claim as new and'desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a mail box of the class described, the combination of a box, back and side plates located within the upper portion of the box, mail receiving sections hinged together, the back of the uppermost section hinged to the back plate of the box at its top or upper end and the bottom of the lower mail receiving section hinged to the bottom or lower end of the back of the upper mail receiving section, a door hinged to the front lower portion of the mail box and the bottom of the lower mail receiving section adapted for sliding movement upon he inner face of said door and means for limiting the outward and downward movement of said door.

2. In a mail box of the character described, the combination of a box, mail receiving sections normally located within the box, the upper section hinged to the box at its rear upper corner and the lower mail receiving section hinged to the rear lower corner of the upper mail receiving section, a door hinged to the box, the bottom of the lower mail receiving section adapted for sliding movement upon the inner face of the door, said lower section adapted to rest intermediate its end upon the bottom of the door opening'and means for limiting the outward and downward movement of the door.

3. In a mail box of the class described, the combination of a box, a support for said box, means for connecting the box to the support, mail receiving sections hinged together and normally located in the box, the bottom of the lowermost section provided with apertures adapted to register with the box securing means when located within the box and a door hinged to the box and means for moving the mail receiving sections into the box and means for limiting the outward and downward movement of the door, the rear uppermost corner of the upper mail receiving section hinged to the box.

4. In a mail box of the character described, the combination of a box, mail receiving sections normally located within the box, the upper section hinged to the box at its rear upper portion and the lower mail receiving section hinged to the rear lower corner of the upper mail receiving section,

' a door hinged to the box, the bottom of the havehereunto subscribed my name in the lower mall receiving section adapted for presence of two witnesses,

sliding movement said lower section adapt-. r j t ed to rest interniediate its ends upon the ARTHUR ,WISER 5 bottom of the door opening and means for Witnesses: limiting the outward movement of the door. I 7 JOHN H. BISHOP, In testimony that I claim the above, I SYLVIABOROUS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

7 Washington, D. 0. 7 

